Glossary for Heat and Heat Transfer Methods

Glossary for Heat and Heat Transfer Methods

This text highlights key terms important for the study of heat; temperature change & heat capacity; phase change & latent heat; heat transfer methods; conduction; convection; and radiation. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • glossary
  • conduction
  • convection
  • emissivity
  • heat
  • heat of sublimation
  • kilocalorie
  • latent heat coefficient
  • mechanical equivalent of heat
  • radiation
  • specific heat
  • Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation
  • sublimation
  • thermal conductivity